Detachable tire protector



sept.v 7 192s.

C. M. CLEMENT DETACHAQBLE TIRE PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 7, 1925 INVENTOR @www ATTORNEY M md all) Patented Septr7, 19.26.

*UNITED Stars CHARLES M. CLEMENT, or sanitarias; cnniroieivin.

DETACHABLE Tian ieno'rnoron.

nppiication inea December 7,1925. sei-iai No.y 73,713.

This invention relates to detachable tire protectors of the type adapted to be used on pneumatic tires, and hasvfor its principal object to provide an armor protector ytor tires which may be easily applied thereto and removed therefrom.

A further object of this invention is tok provide Ha kdetachable yprotector-forV pneumatic tires, which when placed over the tire, prevents the samefrom being punctured and worn. Y

A further'objectof this invention is to provide a tire protector of the type adaptedv to be easily .applied over the tread of a pneumatic tire without the use of additional means Vfor attaching it thereon.

My invention consists inthe novel features of construction Vhereinafter described, illustratcd in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed "out, in the appended claims. y v In the said drawings: f y `Fig. l is a sectional view of the metallic encircling band taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; 'Y

Fig. 2 is a bottomv encirclingband view of the metallic Fig. 3 is a side view of the same; and.

Fig. 4: is a sectional View of the tire pror` tector yappliedto a pnuematic tire.'

Referring tothe drawings, the numeral'l' represents the body portion of a metallic.

band, constructed from sheet metal or other suitable material, having its edges 2turned. under and extending beneath but separated'k from the body portion l.r The edges2 are adaptedV to meet beneath the central part of the body portion vland may be joined together by solder or other suitablefmeans The body `portioirl together with its turned under edges 2comprisean encircling band adapted to extend around ajpneumatic tire'.

The turned under edges2 are so shaped provide downwardly f` entially around andbeneath the edges and serve as a suitable means for maintaining the band l together with the other parts comprising the tire protector, in their ,proper positions on the pneumatic/tire.

The projecting parts Sare y provided with slots or cut out portions t'which'vserve as a.

with a plurality of holes 6, andthe turned rality of similar holes 7k which are located approximately midway between the holes 6.

Located inside the projecting "parts 3 are a pair of encircling cables or wires 8 which serve as additional ineans'for keeping the various parts of the protector in positions on the pneumatic tire.

The resilient material 5 when rit is vulcanized on the metallic parts of the tire protector, is located entirely around the metallic band andvbetween the body portion l and the turned under edges 2. The'sa-id resilient substance being located between the body portion l `and the turned under edges serves as a means for 'making the tire protector more rresilient and noiseless. lVhen applied to the metallic band ther resilient material 5 becomes located between the body fil? f their. proper portion l and the turned under edges 2, in-

side the projecting parts 3, inside. slots 4,

'around' the cables 8, inside the holes 6 and Although I have shown but one form of f my improved tire protector, it is evident the saine. may be'constructed in a manner different than tlieform shown and described herein. IY therefore do not desire .t0 be limited to 'the enact construction herein shown, it being `understood that certain cliangesmay be made which are within the scope of the appendedV claims. What I claim is:

an encircling band having its edges turned under c and extending theturned under edges and in the body portion of thel band, a plurality 'of encircling cables located in the turned underredges of the band,fand a resilient material located be'- tween the turned under edges of the band Y and the Vbody portion thereof,inside the said i holes and over the turned under yedges and L the body portion' of the band.

l. A detachable tirelprotector comprising l beneath but separated from the the body portion of band and provided with a plurality of holes located in 2. A detachable Jcire protector Comprising` im encircling baud having its edges tuiiied undei` and extending beneath but separated from che bod)T portion of the build and provided with u plurality of slots located in the edges of Jhe band and a plurality of holes located in the body portion of the band and iii Jdie turned under edges, and a resilient material located between the turned under edges and the body poi-tion of the band, iii- 10 side lche said holes and said slots, and around Juhe band and turned undeledges.

CHARLES M. CLEMENT. 

